“India is the fastest growing market for the polymer industry, especially for the topics masterbatch, compounding and blown and cast film production. It is a fact that local plastic processing companies upgrade their production infrastructures with technologies, which correspond to global standards “, explain DI Dr. Friedrich Kastner and Corné Verstraten, the majority shareholders of the NGA Group.
Latest technology for the processing of polymers, for apprenticeship, R&D
The NGA Group, always on the pulse of the time, recognized the great market potential as well as the need of the Indian industry of latest leading-edge technology at affordable prices – and has founded NGA Plastic Technology Private Limited.
NGA GmbH holds 70 %, Techscience Service Pvt Ltd 30 %
The Austrian NGA GmbH holds 70 % of the Indian company, 30 % are held by Techscience Service Pvt Ltd, an Indian company, which, as distributor, has been working together with COLLIN Lab & Pilot Solutions GmbH for more than 30 years.
Main target of the new company is to provide growing markets with easy-to-handle test and R&D lines in laboratory scale – based on the well-tried COLLIN technology, manufactured in India under the brand name “COLLIN Asia”.
Product portfolio – table-top machines from presses via extruders to pressure filter tests
The first series of machines will be introduced under the sub-brand EASY LINE. EASY LINE table-top machines are designed for the processing of polymers, for apprenticeship, research and development and include presses, extruders, compounders, blown as well as flat film lines, roll mills and pressure filter tests.
Rajnissh Soodd, new member of our team – target market development with direction South East Asia and Africa
In order to perfectly exhaust this potential, NGA decided to take the industry insider Rajnissh Soodd as Country Manager on board. „From our branch office, besides the Indian market, we can also serve South East Asia and Africa perfectly “, explains Rajnissh Soodd, Country Manager NGA Plastic Technology Private Limited.
„The multifaceted cooperation of Rajnissh Soodd with manufacturers of investment goods for the polymer industry for more than two decades and his closeness to different market segments, like compounding, masterbatch or petrochemical industry, will help him to understand the dynamic requirements of the industry. And with his expertise, he will effectively position the range of products of COLLIN Asia in the target market segments. “, says Corné Verstraten.
The foundation of the Indian branch is a perfect mixture of German and Indian know how in mechanical engineering in order to offer affordable technology. With this successful, important step, the NGA Group expands its geographical presence.